聽力每日練習 listen 991 At?the?drop?of?a?hat

 
2--But what does this expression mean? At the drop of a hat.
 
1--Let's see if Anna and Jonathan have the answer.
 
2--I really want to see that new James Bond movie. Have you seen it yet?
 
1--No. Want to see it? Tonight?
 
2--How about right now?
 
1--Oh. Right now?
 
2--Oh, I'd see that movie at the drop of a hat.
 
1--Sure!
 
2--"At the drop of a hat" means to act quickly, without delay or much planning.
 
1--In the past, a hat dropping sometimes signaled the start of a race.
 
2--That is probably where this expression comes from.
 
1--Think of a runner starting a race immediately after the hat drops.
 
2--In our example, Jonathan says he would see that movie at the drop of a hat.
 
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注解：
 
1.respect尊重
2.delay延期
3.immediately立即

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譯文：
 
1--脫帽象征著尊敬。
2--但是今天的這個短語表示什么意思呢？立即
1--讓我們來看看安娜和喬納森是否知道答案。
2--我真的想看詹姆斯·邦德新拍的電影。你看過了嗎？
1--沒有。想看嗎？今晚？
2--現(xiàn)在看怎么樣？
1--噢。現(xiàn)在？
2--是的，我想馬上就看。
1--沒問題！
2--“At the drop of a hat”表示立即行動，不拖延或做過多計劃。
1--過去，有時帽子掉落表示比賽開始。
2--這大概是這個短語的起源吧。
1--設(shè)想一名跑步者開始比賽，在帽子掉落之后立即開始。
2--今天的例子中，喬納森稱他想看電影，想立即去看。